West Bengal elections 2026: TMC to contest 291 seats, releases full list of candidates

Mamata Banerjee will contest from her current seat of Bhabanipur in Kolkata.

Ahead of the Assembly elections in West Bengal next month, the Trinamool Congress on Tuesday released the names of its candidates for the polls.

Banerjee expressed confidence in the TMC retaining power, saying, “We will win more than 226 seats in the 2026 assembly polls.” (HT Photo/ Samir Jana)

The Mamata Banerjee-led party will contest 291 of the 294 Assembly seats in the state, with the TMC supremo contesting from her current seat of Bhabanipur in Kolkata.

This has set the field for a direct contest between the West Bengal chief minister and BJP's Suvendu Adhikari, who had handed her a defeat in Nandigram in 2021. Banerjee then entered the House by winning a bypoll in Bhabanipur.

While the TMC will contest 291 seats, the remaining three seats in the Darjeeling hills region will be contested by Anit Thapa-led Bharatiya Gorkha Prajatantrik Morcha (BGPM).

Releasing the list of all candidates who will contest the elections, Banerjee expressed confidence in the TMC retaining power, saying, “We will win more than 226 seats in the 2026 assembly polls.”

TMC candidates for West Bengal Assembly polls | Full list

1. Mekliganj (SC) - Paresh Chandra Adhikary
2. Mathabhanga (SC) - Sablu Barman
3. Coochbehar Uttar (SC) - Partha Pratim Roy
4. Coochbehar Dakshin - Avijit De Bhowmick (Hippy)
5. Sitalkuchi (SC) - Harihar Das
6. Sitai (SC) - Sangita Roy Basunia
7. Dinhata - Udayan Guha
8. Natabari - Sailen Barma
9. Tufanganj - Shib Sankar Paul
10. Kumargram (ST) - Rajeev Tirkey
11. Kalchini (ST) - Birendra Bara
12. Alipurduar - Suman Kanjilal
13. Falakata (SC) - Subhash Chandra Roy
14. Madarihat (ST) - Jayprakash Toppo
15. Dhupguri (SC) - Dr Nirmal Chandra Roy
16. Maynaguri (SC) - Ram Mohan Roy
17. Jalpaiguri (SC) - Krishna Das
18. Rajganj (SC) - Swapna Barman
19. Dabgram-Phulbari - Ranjan Shil Sharma
20. Mal (ST) - Bulu Chik Baraik
21. Nagrakata (ST) - Sanjay Kujur
22. Kalimpong - BGMP (Ally)
23. Darjeeling - BGMP (Ally)
24. Kurseong - BGMP (Ally)
25. Matigara-Naxalbari (SC) - Sankar Malakar
26. Siliguri - Goutam Deb
27. Phansidewa (ST) - Reena Toppo Ekka
28. Chopra - Hamidul Rahaman
29. Islampur - Kanaia Lal Aggarwal
30. Goalpokhar - Md. Ghulam Rabbani
31. Chakulia - Minhajul Arfin Azad
32. Karandighi - Gautam Paul
33. Hemtabad (SC) - Satyajit Barman
34. Kaliaganj (SC) - Nitai Baishya
35. Raiganj - Krishna Kalyani
36. Itahar - Mosaraf Hussain
37. Kushmandi (SC) - Rekha Roy
38. Kumarganj - Toraf Hossain Mondal
39. Balurghat - Arpita Ghosh
40. Tapan (ST) - Chintamoni Biha
41. Gangarampur (SC) - Goutam Das
42. Harirampur - Biplab Mitra
43. Habibpur (ST) - Amal Kisku
44. Gazole (SC) - Prasenjit Das
45. Chanchal - Prasun Banerjee
46. Harishchandrapur - Md. Matebur Rahman
47. Malatipur - Abdur Rahim Boxi
48. Ratua - Samar Mukherjee
49. Manikchak - Kabita Mandal
50. Maldaha (SC) - Lipika Barman Ghosh
51. English Bazar - Asis Kundu
52. Mothabari - Md. Najrul Islam
53. Sujapur - Sabina Yeasmin
54. Baisnabnagar - Chandana Sarkar
55. Farakka - Amirul Islam
56. Samserganj - Nur Alam
57. Suti - Emani Biswas
58. Jangipur - Jakir Hossain
59. Raghunathganj - Janab Akhruzzaman
60. Sagardighi - Bayron Biswas
61. Lalgola - Dr. Abdul Aziz
62. Bhagawangola - Reyat Hussain Sarkar
63. Raninagar - Soumik Hussain
64. Murshidabad - Shaoni Singha Roy
65. Nabagram (SC) - Pranab Chandra Das
66. Khargram (SC) - Ashish Marjit
67. Burwan (SC) - Pratima Rajak
68. Kandi - Apurba Sarkar (David)
69. Bharatpur - Mustafizur Rahaman (Sumon)
70. Rejinagar - Ataur Rahman
71. Beldanga - Rabiul Alam Chowdhury
72. Baharampur - Naru Gopal Mukherjee
73. Hariharpara - Niamot Seikh
74. Naoda - Shahina Mumtaz
75. Domkal - Humayun Kabir (Ex IPS)
76. Jalangi - Babar Ali
77. Karimpur - Soham Chakraborty
78. Tehatta - Dilip Poddar
79. Palashipara -Rukbanur Rahman
80. Kaliganj - Alifa Ahmed
81. Nakashipara - Kallol Kha
82. Chapra - Jeber Sekh
83. Krishnanagar Uttar - Avinabha Bhattacharya
84. Nabadwip - Pundarikakshya Saha
85. Krishnanagar Dakshin - Ujjwal Biswas
86. Santipur - Braja Kishore Goswami
87. Ranaghat Uttar Paschim - Tapas Ghosh
88. Krishnaganj (SC) - Samir Kumar Poddar
89. Ranaghat Uttar Purba (SC) - Barnali Dey Roy
90. Ranaghat Dakshin (SC) - Dr. Sougata Kumar Burman
91. Chakdaha - Subhankar Singha (Jishu)
92. Kalyani (SC) - Dr. Atindra Nath Mondal
93. Haringhata (SC) - Dr. Rajib Biswas
94. Bagdah (SC) - Madhuparna Thakur
95. Bangaon Uttar (SC) - Biswajit Das
96. Bangaon Dakshin (SC) - Rituparna Addhya
97. Gaighata (SC) - Narottam Biswas
98. Swarupnagar (SC) - Bina Mondal
99. Baduria - Burhanul Mokaddin (Liton)
100. Habra - Jyotipriya Mallick (Balu)
101. Ashoknagar - Narayan Goswami
102. Amdanga - Peerzada Kasem Siddiqui
103. Bijpur - Subodh Adhikary
104. Naihati - Sanat Dey
105. Bhatpara - Amit Gupta
106. Jagatdal - Somenath Shyam Ichini
107. Noapara - Trinankur Bhattacharya
108. Barrackpore - Raju Chakrabarty (Raj)
109. Khardaha - Devdeep Purohit
110. Dum Dum Uttar - Chandrima Bhattacharya
111. Panihati - Tirthankar Ghosh (Puchi)
112. Kamarhati - Madan Mitra
113. Baranagar - Sayantika Banerjee
114. Dum Dum - Bratya Basu
115. Rajarhat Newtown - Tapash Chatterjee
116. Bidhannagar - Sujit Bose
117. Rajarhat Gopalpur - Aditi Munshi
118. Madhyamgram - Rathin Ghosh
119. Barasat - Sabyasachi Dutta
120. Deganga - Anisur Rahaman (Bidesh)
121. Haroa - Md. Mufti Abdul Matin (Matin Saheb)
122. Minakhan (SC) - Usha Rani Mondal
123. Sandeshkhali (ST) - Jharna Sardar
124. Basirhat Dakshin - Surajit Mitra (Badal)
125. Basirhat Uttar - Md Tauseef Rehman
126. Hingalganj (SC) - Ananda Sarkar
127. Gosaba (SC) - Subrata Mondal
128. Basanti (SC) - Nilima Bishal Mistry
129. Kultali (SC) - Ganesh Chandra Mondal
130. Patharpratima - Samir Kumar Jana
131. Kakdwip - Manturam Pakhira
132. Sagar - Bankim Chandra Hazra
133. Kulpi - Barnali Dhara
134. Raidighi - Tapas Mondal
135. Mandirbazar (SC) - Joydeb Halder
136. Jaynagar (SC) - Biswanath Das
137. Baruipur Purba (SC) - Bivas Sardar
138. Canning Paschim (SC) - Paresh Ram Das
139. Canning Purba - Md. Baharul Islam
140. Baruipur Paschim - Biman Banerjee
141. Magrahat Purba (SC) - Sharmistha Purkait
142. Magrahat Paschim - Shamim Ahmed
143. Diamond Harbour - Pannalal Halder
144. Falta - Jahangir Khan
145. Satgachia - Somashree Betal
146. Bishnupur (SC) - Dilip Mondal
147. Sonarpur Dakshin - Arundhuti Maitra (Lovely)
148. Bhangar - Saokat Molla
149. Kasba - Javed Ahmed Khan
150. Jadavpur - Debabrata Majumdar
151. Sonarpur Uttar - Firdousi Begum
152. Tollyganj - Aroop Biswas
153. Behala Purba - Subhasish Chakraborty
154. Behala Paschim - Ratna Chatterjee
155. Maheshtala - Subhasis Das
156. Budge Budge - Ashok Kumar Deb
157. Metiabruz - Abdul Khaleque Molla
158. Kolkata Port - Firhad Hakim
159. Bhabanipur - Mamata Banerjee
160. Rashbehari - Debasish Kumar
161. Ballygunge - Sovandeb Chattopadhyay
162. Chowrangee - Nayna Bandopadhyay
163. Entally - Sandipan Saha
164. Beleghata - Kunal Ghosh
165. Jorasanko - Vijay Upadhayay
166. Shyampukur - Dr. Shashi Panja
167. Maniktala - Shrreya Pandey
168. Kashipur Belgachhia - Atin Ghosh
169. Bally - Kailash Mishra
170. Howrah Uttar - Goutam Chowdhury
171. Howrah Madhya - Arup Roy
172. Shibpur - Dr Rana Chatterjee
173. Howrah Dakshin - Nandita Choudhary
174. Sankrail (SC) - Priya Paul
175. Panchla - Gulshan Mullick
176. Uluberia Purba - Ritabrata Banerjee
177. Uluberia Uttar (SC) - Bimal Kumar Das
178. Uluberia Dakshin - Pulak Roy
179. Shyampur - Nadebasi Jana
180. Bagnan - Arunava Sen
181. Amta - Sukanta Paul
182. Udaynarayanpur - Samir Kumar Panja
183. Jagatballavpur - Subir Chatterjee
184. Domjur - Tapas Maity
185. Uttarpara - Sirsanya Bandopadhyay
186. Sreerampur - Tanmoy Ghosh
187. Champdani - Arindam Guin
188. Singur - Becharam Manna
189. Chandannagar - Indranil Sen
190. Chunchura - Debangshu Bhattacharya
191. Balagarh (SC) - Ranjan Dhara
192. Pandua - Samir Chakraborty (Bua)
193. Saptagram - Bidesh Bose
194. Chanditala - Swati Khandoker
195. Jangipara - Snehasis Chakraborty
196. Haripal - Dr. Karabi Manna
197. Dhanekhali (SC) - Asima Patra
198. Tarakeswar - Ramendu Singha Roy
199. Pursurah - Partha Hazari
200. Arambag (SC) - Mita Bag
201. Goghat (SC) - Dr. Nirmal Maji
202. Khanakul - Palash Roy
203. Tamluk - Dipendra Narayan Roy
204. Panskura Purba - Asim Kumar Maji
205. Panskura Paschim - Siraj Khan
206. Moyna - Chandan Mondal
207. Nandapumar - Sukumar Dey
208. Mahisadal - Tilak Kumar Chakraborty
209. Haldia (SC) - Tapasi Mandal
210. Nandigram - Pabitra Kar
211. Chandipur - Uttam Barik
212. Patashpur - Pijus Kanti Panda
213. Kanthi Uttar - Debasis Bhunia (Lalu)
214. Bhagabanpur - Manab Kumar Porua
215. Khejuri (SC) - Rabin Chandra Mandal
216. Kanthi Dakshin - Tarun Kr Jana
217. Ramnagar - Akhil Giri
218. Egra - Tarun Maity
219. Dantan - Manik Maity
220. Keshiary (ST) - Ramjiban Mandi
221. Kharagpur Sadar - Pradip Sarkar
222. Narayangarh - Pratibha Rani Maity
223. Sabang - Manas Ranjan Bhunia
224. Pingla - Ajit Maity
225. Kharagpur - Dinen Roy
226. Debra - Rajib Banerjee
227. Daspur - Asis Hudait
228. Ghatal (SC) - Shyamali Sardar
229. Chandrakona (SC) - Surjya Kanta Doloi
230. Garbeta - Uttara Singha (Hazra)
231. Salboni - Srikanta Mahata
232. Keshpur (SC) - Seuli Saha
233. Medinipur - Sujoy Hazra
234. Nayagram (ST) - Dulal Murmu
235. Gopiballavpur - Ajit Mahata
236. Jhargram - Mangal Soren
237. Binpur (ST) - Birbaha Hansda
238. Bandwan (ST) - Rajib Lochan Saren
239. Balarampur - Shantiram Mahato
240. Baghmundi - Sushanta Mahato
241. Joypur - Arjun Mahato
242. Purulia - Sujoy Banerjee
243. Manbazar (ST) - Sandhya Rani Tudu
244. Kashipur - Soumen Beltharia
245. Para (SC) - Manik Bauri
246. Raghunathpur (SC) - Hazari Bauri
247. Saltora (SC) - Uttam Bauri
248. Chhatna - Swapan Kumar Mandal
249. Ranibandh (ST) - Dr. Tanushree Hansda
250. Raipur (ST) - Thakur Moni Soren
251. Taldangra - Falguni Singhababu
252. Bankura - Dr. Anup Mondal
253. Barjora - Goutam Mishra (Shyam)
254. Onda - Subrata Dutta (Gope)
255. Bishnupur - Tanmoy Ghosh
256. Katulpur (SC) - Harakali Pratihar
257. Indas (SC) - Shyamali Roy Bagdi
258. Sonamukhi (SC) - Dr Kallol Saha
259. Khandaghosh (SC) - Nabin Chandra Bag
260. Bardhaman Dakshin - Khokon Das
261. Raina (SC) - Mandira Dalui
262. Jamalpur (SC) - Bhootnath Mallick
263. Monteswar - Siddiqullah Chowdhury
264. Kalna (SC) - Deboprasad Bag
265. Memari - Rasbihari Halder
266. Bardhaman Uttar (SC) - Nisith Kumar Malik
267. Bhatar - Shantanu Koner
268. Purbasthali Dakshin - Swapan Debnath
269. Purbasthali Uttar - Vasundhara Goswami
270. Katwa - Rabindranath Chatterjee
271. Ketugram - Sekh Sahonawez
272. Mangalkot - Apurba Chowdhury (Achal)
273. Ausgram (SC) - Shyamaprasanna Lohar
274. Galsi (SC) - Alok Kumar Majhi
275. Pandabeswar - Narendranath Chakraborty
276. Durgapur Purba - Pradip Mazumdar
277. Durgapur Paschim - Kavi Dutta
278. Raniganj - Kalobaran Mondal
279. Jamuria - Hareram Singh
280. Asansol Dakshin - Tapas Banerjee
281. Asansol Uttar - Moloy Ghatak
282. Kulti - Abhijit Ghatak
283. Barabani - Bidhan Upadhyay
284. Dubrajpur (SC) - Chandra Naresh Bauri
285. Suri - Ujjal Chatterjee
286. Bolpur - Chandranath Sinha
287. Nanoor - Bidhan Chandra Majhi
288. Labpur - Abhijit Sinha (Rana)
289. Sainthia (SC) - Nilabati Saha
290. Mayureswar - Abhijit Roy
291. Rampurhat - Asish Banerjee
292. Hansan - Fayezul Haque (Kajal Sk)
293. Nalhati - Rajendra Prasad Singh
294. Murarai - Mosarraf Hossain